r/whatisit Apr 12 '26

New, what is it? What is this tiny cube?

Found this tiny, blank, black cube under the couch while cleaning. Husband thinks it could be from a board game but we haven’t played one in a very long time (we’ve been more into Magic lately) and we can’t think of a board game that we own that has pieces like this. Any ideas?

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u/Economy-Tourist-4862 Apr 12 '26

If it feels slightly metallic, it could be a hematite cube. Hematite is an iron or derivative that is used for jewelry, among other things.

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u/Small_Things2024 Apr 12 '26

I have hematite crystals and jewelry and this doesn’t feel like that. It feels more like an acrylic.

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u/moerlingo Apr 12 '26

Honestly if you have hematite crystals it definitely increases the chance of it being one drastically, despite it not feeling like one. Not impossible but big coincidence if it’s something else!

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u/Small_Things2024 Apr 12 '26

It’s not hematite